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coun⋅ter⋅cur⋅rent

  [koun-ter-kur-uhnt]
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–noun
1. a current running in an opposite direction to another current.
2. a movement, opinion, mood, etc., contrary to the prevailing one.
Origin:
1675–85; counter- + current

Related forms:
coun⋅ter⋅cur⋅rent⋅ly, adverb
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coun·ter·cur·rent   (koun'tər-kûr'ənt, -kŭr'-)   
n.  A current that flows in an opposite direction to the flow of another current.
coun'ter·cur'rent adj., coun'ter·cur'rent·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1coun·ter·cur·rent
Pronunciation: 'kaunt-&r-"k&r-&nt, -"k&-r&nt
Function: noun
: a currentflowing in a direction opposite that of another current

Main Entry: 2countercurrent
Pronunciation: "kaunt-&r-'
Function: adjective
1 : flowing in an opposite direction
2 : involving flow of materials in opposite directions <countercurrent dialysis> countercurrent system of the kidney>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
countercurrent   (koun'tər-kûr'ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
A current that flows in an opposite direction to the flow of another current.
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